Johan Fraser has a strong track record of change delivery in global environments by driving through operational and organisational change. Her engagement styles have proven to successfully engage those impacted by change as well as to ensure senior stakeholder support. Jo has been particularly successful at turning round poorly performing programmes. She has won external and internal awards for creating inclusive environments.
Practice Areas
- Programme Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Business Transformation
- Organisational Redesign
Primary Capabilities
Track record of achieving results in tough, challenging environments within the financial services sector. She has specialist knowledge in creating fit for purpose organisations through transformation change whilst ensuring that business as usual continues. Benefits focussed, she has in depth experience of stakeholder and employee engagement to ensure that any change is sustainable. She operates on a portfolio and full time contract basis.
Preferred Activities
- Programme reviews
- Programme management
- Leading multi-discipline teams
- Performance improvement programmes
- Developing strategic plans
- Communications
- Stakeholder and employee engagement
- Benefits realisation
Core Offer
Jo is an adaptable, self-motivated individual who enjoys challenges and embraces change. She has a hands-on, pragmatic approach with an engaging style to help ensure that all who are impacted by the change feel part of the solution. She is benefits and results focussed and delivery driven.
Other disciplines offered:
- Training and Development
- Supply Chain Transformation
- Outsourcing
- Executive Briefings
- Operating Models
- Cross Cultural Working
Primary Sector Experience
- Retail Financial Services
- Real Estate
- Stationery and publishing
Areas of Distinctive Performance and Value- Addition
- Creating high performing teams across locations and cultures
- Supply chain transformation
- Outsourcing
- Planning and managing complex programmes
- Cost reduction programmes
- Employee networks
- Diversity and Inclusion programmes
Notable Case Studies
Global Operating Model for Retail Banking Property Function
Managing Agent Rebid and Transformation
FM Supplier Change
Migration of 1500 staff from central London to Canary Wharf
Sarbanes Oxley Compliance Programme
Marketing to the Gay Community
Organisational Redesign of Chief Information Officer's function
Qualifications and professional memberships
- Programme Practitioner (Managing Successful Programme)
- Change Agent (Change First)
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS)
Employment Summary
| Johan Fraser Associates | 2011 - present |
| Change Programme Director, Barclays Bank | 2002 - 2011 |
| Head of Sourcing Network Centre, Barclays Bank | 2000 - 2002 |
| Head of Sourcing, Barclays Corporate Banking | 1998 - 2000 |
| Purchasing Manager, National Westminster Bank | 1994 - 1997 |
| Production Director, Filofax Group | 1992 - 1994 |
| Managing Director, Lefax Publishing | 1984 - 1992 |
| Various at British Telecom | 1980 - 1984 |
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